Aakash Chopra has rubbished the rumours of head coach Gautam Gambhir’s ouster.© BCCI
Former India batter Aakash Chopra has rubbished the rumours of head coach Gautam Gambhir’s ouster if the staff fails to placed on a present towards Australia within the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Gambhir and the senior gamers have come below the scanner after India had been whitewashed at dwelling by New Zealand, their first Test collection loss at dwelling in almost 12 years. Few days again, a report in Dainik Jagran urged that Gambhir may very well be faraway from his position in Test cricket if India fail to impress within the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, beginning November 22.
The report additionally added that former India batter and present National Cricket Academy (NCA) chief VVS Laxman may very well be requested to take up the position. However, However, Chopra has discarded the narrative, claiming that it was unfold with “malicious intent.”
“I feel it is an absolute rumour. This news seems absolutely baseless that if Team India doesn’t perform well in Border-Gavaskar Trophy, then change the coach. Have different coaches for different formats. I’d say it’s a little too soon. I see this rumour being floated around with malicious intent. Gambhir has just been made the head coach. It does not happen like this that if players are not performing, fire the coach. This is not the way. I do not agree with this thinking at all. I am discarding this kind of report,” Chopra stated in a video on his YouTube channel.
However, Chopra urged that Gambhir needs to be held liable for the loss because the BCCI had accepted all of his demand, together with the want to have his personal teaching workers, earlier than appointing him.
“Whatever Gautam asked for, the BCCI gave him. Publicly, Gautam had said in the past that Team India should have Indian coaches but when he asked for Ryan ten Doeschate and Morne Morkel, the board agreed. When Gautam asked for senior players in Sri Lanka, the board said yes to it. Liberty was given in making pitches as well. When so much happens, then accountability is obvious,” he added.
India’s tour of Australia will kick off with the first Test in Perth, ranging from November 22.
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